Man Who Died In Gulf Was Despondent Over The Spill And Committed Suicide

William Allen
Kruse, 55, a charter boat captain recently hired by BP as a
vessel of opportunity out of Gulf Shores, Ala., died Wednesday
morning before 7:30 a.m. of a gunshot to the head, likely
self-inflicted, authorities said.

"He had been
quite despondent about the oil crisis," said Stan Vinson, coroner
for Baldwin County, which includes Gulf Shores.